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Unit 5
A delicate world
Section I Starting out Understanding ideas
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MACQUARIE ISLAND:from Chaos to Conservation
①chaos,/keps/n.[U]大混乱:紊乱
②halfway/ha:fwer/adj.中间的,半途的
1.I am standing on Macquarie Island,in the South-west
au在…的中间,在中途,到一半
Pacific Ocean,halfway between Australia and Antarctica.
the halfway point/stage中间点/阶段
Strong winds③and stormy seas①have helped sculpt⑤its long,
③strong winds强劲的风
high winds大风a light wind微风
thin shape.The green grass and bare rock of its landscape
④stormy seas波涛汹涌的大海
contrast dramatically,giving it a wild and natural beauty
⑤sculpt.熟词生义使具有某种形状
⑥contrast dramatically对比鲜明
No visitor would think it surprising that the island is a
contrast sharply相差甚远
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Nor would they fail to
contrast vi.熟词生义(靠近或作
imagine how its native inhabitants,including royal penguins,
比较时)显出明显的差异,形成对比
dramatically/dro'maetikli/ad.显著
king penguins,and elephant seals,existed in perfect harmony
地:戏剧性地
with their natural habitat for thousands of years.[2]
⑦heritage/heritid3/.m.[usually sing..]遗
产;传统
[1]此处为u.-ing短语作结果状语。
⑧fail to do sth.未能做某事
[2]本句为主从复合句。主句中,否定词Nor位于句首,句
⑨native inhabitants本土动物;本地居民
子采用了部分倒装。how在此引导了一个宾语从句,作imagine
inhabitant/n'haebitant/n.[C]栖息
动物;居民
的宾语。
⑩in harmony with..与…协调,
2.But the island's more recent history tells a different
与…和睦
harmony n.[U]融洽,和睦
story.It's a tragic story that began in 1810 when humans
harmonious adj..和谐的
arrived on the island.3]In their ships they unknowingly
①tell a different story说的情况迥然
brought rats and mice.These small animals quickly took
不同
story n.熟词生义[C](真实情况
over the island,eating the birds'eggs and attacking baby
的)叙述,描述
birds.Cats were brought to the island to control the rats and
②unknowingly/An'noumnli/adu.不知
情地
mice.Unfortunately,the cats subsequently developed an
⑧rats and mice大大小小的老鼠
appetite for the birds,too.
rat/ret/n.[C]大老鼠
[3]本句中的It指的是前面的a different story。that在此
mouse m.[C](pl.mice)老鼠,耗子
④take over接管,接手
引导定语从句,修饰先行词a tragic story;该定语从句中又包含
⑤subsequently/sAbsikwantli/